Collection Highlights
Armchair
1856-1857
1857.11
Oak
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Luce Center
Sugar bowl with cover
Object name
Sugar bowl with cover
Date
possibly 1835-1860, possibly 1920-1950
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 6 x 4 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 15.2 x 10.8 cm )
Description
Light green blown non-lead glass sugar bowl with cover with "lily-pad" decoration; bulbous body with rounded shoulders curved in below gallaried rim with second gather of glass tooled up into four tall and four short peeks, with two applied handles with curled ends; domed cover with folded-under edge and ball-knop.
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number
1952.201ab
Gallery Label
The bubbles and frit in the glass, possible chill marks on base, and weak handles suggest this might be a twentieth-century fake.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
